2020 Summer Olympics
games of the XXXII Olympiad, in Tokyo, Japan, held in 2021
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Summary
2020 Summer Olympics is a Summer Olympic Games edition[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of summer olympic games edition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,520 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Japan[3]
- Instance of: postponed sports event due to the coronavirus pandemic[4], international sporting event[5]
- Home venue: Japan National Stadium[6], Yoyogi National Gymnasium[7], Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium[8], Keio Arena Tokyo[9], Nippon Budōkan[10], Tokyo International Forum[11], Ajinomoto Stadium[12], Ryōgoku Kokugikan[13], Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Centre[14], Ariake Arena[15], Ariake Coliseum[16], Sea Forest Waterway[17], Saitama Super Arena[18], Makuhari Messe[19]
- Follows: 2016 Summer Olympics[20]
- Followed by: 2024 Summer Olympics[21]
- Location: Tokyo[22]
- Part of: 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics[23]
- Commons category: 2020 Summer Olympics[24]
- Edition number: 32[25]
- Has part(s): badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics[26], table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics[27], sport climbing at the 2020 Summer Olympics[28], karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics[29], skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics[30], surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics[31], handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics[32], equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics[33], basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics[34], football at the 2020 Summer Olympics[35], field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics[36], archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics[37], artistic swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics[38], rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics[39]
Why It Matters
2020 Summer Olympics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 160 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]